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SFUSD board adopts balanced 2010–11 budget after two‑year $113M cuts; staff and unions accept furloughs
Summary
The San Francisco Unified School District board adopted a recommended FY 2010–11 budget that relies on roughly $113 million in cuts over two years, includes four furlough days for some employees, restores portions of counselor funding and promises follow‑up reports on position changes and budget line items.
The San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education on June 22 adopted the superintendent’s recommended budget for fiscal year 2010–11 after a second‑reading presentation by Deputy Superintendent Miang Lee (Lee).
Board members described the budget process as “torturous” and said they supported a compromise that preserves core priorities while accepting deep reductions. Staff and union partners collectively agreed to furloughs and other concessions; the superintendent and deputy superintendent described a plan designed to avoid state takeover and to meet legal SACS submission deadlines. Deputy Superintendent Lee said the adopted budget incorporates a multi‑year plan to manage an estimated $113,000,000 in reductions over the next two fiscal years.
Key elements noted in board discussion and staff responses:
• Duration and scale: Commissioners described the proposal as a balanced budget built under severe constraints and said the process included community forums and a Committee of the Whole review.
• Furloughs and salaries: Labor partners and administrative bargaining units agreed to furlough days (administrators to take five days in year one and four in year two per the UASF tentative agreement discussed separately), and the board voted to adopt tentative agreements subject to ratification by bargaining units.
• Services retained or modified: The superintendent and staff highlighted restored funding for 50% of counselors previously slated for elimination and expanded online credit‑recovery options (Cyber High) supported by carryover and tier‑3 spending controls.
• Clarifications requested: Commissioners asked staff to provide a department‑by‑department accounting of eliminated positions, a clear listing of where cuts were made, and explanations for narrative discrepancies (for example, a cafeteria fund contribution corrected in the exhibits to $1,600,000 from a prior $2,000,000 notation).
Deputy Superintendent Lee and staff pledged follow‑up materials, including a questions‑and‑responses document circulated after the Committee of the Whole. The board completed the roll call and recorded adoption of the FY 2010–11 recommended budget.
